Lining the perimeter of the Stafford Township municipal meeting room last week was a delicious village of gingerbread buildings, designed and built by local families and businesses competing for trophies and prizes.

According to Lisa Lopez of Home Alliance Realty, the Home Sweet Home Gingerbread Competition took the better part of this year to plan and organize, in partnership with the town’s recreation department. Recreation is “always looking to improve events and bring people together,” according to Assistant Recreation Director Jason Hazelton.